Copy of Habit 3 - Put First Things First

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Think about a time when fear kept you from doing something great or important.Habit 3Procrastination Myth"I do my best work at the last minute"Franklin Institute: Any kind of stress makes it harder for your brain to function.lasting, cumulative damages to your brain due to hormone overloadPlanning ahead is out of the question because it would ruin the excitement of doing everything at the last possible moment.Results:stressanxietymediocre performanceResultsreputation of being a "pleaser"often caves to peer pressurelack of disciplinefeeling like a doormat for others to wipe their feet onResultslack of responsibilityguiltflakinessResults:control of your lifebalancehigh performanceA planner was not designed to tie you down, but to free you up. Plan WeeklyBig rocks vs. SandIdentify your big rocks for the week. Leadership connectionHow will effective prioritization help you to be a leader?Putting first things first takes courage and will cause you to stretch outside your comfort zone.Never Let Fears Make Your DecisionsIn the same season he broke the record for most home runs, he led the league in strike outs.Was cut from his sophomore basketball team.He is, arguably, one of the best basketball players of all time.Character TraitCourageAn inner strength to confront wrongdoing, take risks and live life to the fullest.Role ModelsWho am I?failed in business at age twenty-twowas defeated for the state legislature at age twenty-threefailed in business at age twenty-fivecoped with the death of his significant other at twenty-sixsuffered a nervous breakdown at twenty-sevenwas defeated for speaker at age twenty-ninewas defeated for congressional nomination at age thirty-fourwas elected to congress at thirty-seven but lost renomination at thirty-ninewas defeated for the senate at forty-sixwas defeated for the vice presidency at forty-sevenwas defeated for the senate at forty-nine"It often requires more courage to dare to do right than to fear to do wrong."he was derided for being the only person in front line politics to speak out against the inherent evil of fascism and Nazism during their rise in the early to mid-thirties.was written off as a warmonger for ten years, warned Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain for six years of the dangers of appeasement.Was PM from 1940-1945 and held the country together through the close of WWII.his courage and optimism gave hope to the British people. Known as the most important British politician of the twentieth century.Winston Churchill"Success is not final, failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts."imprisoned for 27 years for anti-apartheid protests and opposition to racism.Won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.became the president of South Africa in 1994 (was the first black South African to hold office.Nelson Mandela"I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."Will power vs. Won't PowerHaving the will to do things you don't want to do, and the courage to say no.Quiz conceptsHabit 1 - Be ProactiveHabit 2 - Begin with the end in mindHabit 3 - Put first things firstRole ModelsDr. Martin Luther King Jr.Capt. "Sully" SullenbergerAbraham LincolnWinston ChurchillNelson MandelaCharacter TraitsSelf ControlPreparednessCourageQUOTES!STUDY/Prepare your notes. (all presentations on the wiki)I will collect your warm ups from this week before the quiz.